Driver

Onyx Health Consulting; Rainbow Homes (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Onyx Health Consulting in Florida is seeking a Transport Driver to move residents to appointments and activities, and to assist with boarding and safety during transit.

The role requires a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, and experience in a healthcare setting. You will maintain vehicle safety, document travel data, and ensure passenger comfort and safety throughout each trip.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of healthcare setting experience preferred.
• CNA experience considered.
• Clean driving record and valid Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Drive the facility vehicle to transport residents to desired destinations.
• Provide physical assistance to participants when boarding and disembarking from vehicles.
• Maintain the first aid kit and ensure safety belts are used by all passengers.
• Keep vehicle clean and coordinate routine maintenance and reporting of issues.
• Maintain accurate daily records of trips, miles, and transportation carried out.

Skills

Healthcare experience

CNA experience

Clean driving record

Valid Driver’s License

Job description

OVERVIEW

The Transport Driver is responsible for driving the facility vehicle to transport residents to desired destinations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides physical assistance to each participant when needed as he/she boards and disembarks from the program’s vehicles.
• Ensures that emergency medical information is available for those participants being transported.
• Maintains the first aid kit in the vehicle, replacing supplies as they are used or become outdated.
• Ensures that all passengers wear safety belts and wheelchairs are locked into position.
• Maintains vehicle in neat and clean condition anticipating needed mechanical service so appointments can be arranged that are convenient to program operations.
• Keeps vehicle maintenance records current; coordinate and schedule routine and episodic vehicle maintenance.
• Reports to Supervisor any vehicle operating problems, malfunctions or incidents out of the ordinary routine.
• Maintains accurate daily records of number of trips, individuals transported, miles and gallons of gas.
• Compiles all necessary information to meet reporting requirements.
• Transports participants to and from physician or other medical appointments, as requested
• Assists with program activities by transporting participants to an event, as coordinated by the activities manager.
• Establishes and maintains communication with patients and coworkers to improve quality of service and customer satisfaction.
• Lifts patients in and out of bed, chairs, taxis and ambulances to move them to and from treatment areas and procedure rooms.
• Transports medical equipment, supplies, documents and laboratory specimens to designated treatment, diagnostic and patient care areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ year in experience in a healthcare setting preferred andCNA Experience
• Clean driving record
• Valid Driver’s License

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center.

• Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.
• Incumbent may be required to work extended periods of time at a video display terminal.
• Incumbent may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Requirements: Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening in accordance with state regulations. For additional information, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day.
• The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.